Diana Moreira

Diana Moreira is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Davis's Department of Economics, specializing in Development Economics with a focus on governance, political economy, and organizational dynamics. She holds affiliations with the NBER Political Economy Program, BREAD, CEGA, JPAL, and Weiss Family Fund, and is a Lemann Fellow. Her research examines poor governance in governments and social mobility in developing economies, particularly in Latin America and South Asia.

Education: PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University. Previous work experience includes the World Bank supporting Latin America and South Asia regions. Teaching includes courses on development economics and economic data analysis.

Research highlights include studies on civil service reforms, political turnover impacts on public services, and the effects of corruption on education funding. Her work has been published in top journals like the American Economic Review and featured in major Brazilian media outlets.

Grants include funding from TAXDEV Research Fund, UC Davis Global Affairs, USAID DIV, and others. Media coverage spans NPR, Folha de Sao Paulo, and VoxDev. Recent contributions include a podcast discussion on political cycles and governance quality (PodCast EconomistAs, 2024).